New Brunswick, New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey
City
The skyline of New Brunswick over the Raritan River
Nickname(s):  Hub City, Healthcare City
Location of New Brunswick in Middlesex County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Middlesex County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right). Interactive map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°29′12″N 74°26′40″W / 40.486678°N 74.444414°W / 40.486678; -74.444414[1][2]
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Established	December 30, 1730
Incorporated	September 1, 1784
Named for	Braunschweig, Germany, or King George II of Great Britain
Government [3]
• Type	Mayor–Council (Faulkner Act)
• Body	City Council
Area [4]
• Total	5.75 sq mi (14.90 km2)
• Land	5.23 sq mi (13.55 km2)
• Water	0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)  9.06%
• Rank	264th of 565 in state 14th of 25 in county[1]
Elevation [5]	62 ft (19 m)
Population  (2020)[6][7]
• Total	55,266
• Rank	32nd of 565 in state 6th of 25 in county[8]
• Density	10,561.1/sq mi (4,077.7/km2)
• Rank	712th in country (as of 2022)[9] 37th of 565 in state 2nd of 25 in county[8]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Codes	08901–08906, 08933, 08989[10][11]
Area code(s)	732/848 and 908[12]
FIPS code	3402351210[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID	0885318[1][15]
Website	www.cityofnewbrunswick.org
New Brunswick is the county seat for Middlesex County.

New Brunswick is a city in Middlesex County, New Jersey. It is the county seat of Middlesex County. It is home to the main campus of Rutgers University.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places Archived March 21, 2021, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
2. ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 Archived August 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
4. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
5. ↑ "City of New Brunswick". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 8, 2013.
6. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021 Archived March 7, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
9. ↑ Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50,000 or More, Ranked by July 1, 2022 Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022 Archived July 17, 2023, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau, released May 2023. Accessed May 18, 2023. Note that townships (including Edison, Lakewood and Woodbridge, all of which have larger populations) are excluded from these rankings.
10. ↑ Look Up a ZIP Code for New Brunswick, NJ Archived March 12, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, United States Postal Service. Accessed April 18, 2012.
11. ↑ Zip Codes Archived June 17, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 18, 2013.
12. ↑ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for New Brunswick, NJ Archived March 6, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 6, 2014.
13. ↑ U.S. Census website Archived December 27, 1996, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
14. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey Archived November 19, 2018, at the Wayback Machine, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
15. ↑ US Board on Geographic Names Archived February 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.